Light pollution and its impact on migratory birds is the focus of World Migratory Bird Day 2022, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. Activities to mark the day will be held globally under the theme “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night.”
World Migratory Bird Day was launched in 2006 to counteract the negative publicity around wild birds across the world, due to their possible role in spreading the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or bird flu. Since then, World Migratory Bird Day has grown around the globe, with over 2,000 events organized in over 100 countries since the campaign’s inception.
World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated on two peak days each year (the second Saturday of May and October) to highlight the global phenomenon of bird migration and the need for international collaboration to better protect migratory birds and their habitats. Visit the World Migratory Bird Day website to learn more.
